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Missing Malaysia Airlines MH370
Conflicting statements but still no concrete update
The search for MH370 has already been expanded into the Andaman Sea, hundreds of kilometers to the northwest of the original search radius.
#PrayForMH370 Live Updates: Possible crash site found, verification in progress
An image taken by a Chinese satellite shows a possible crash site of MH370.
Yahoo NewsroomNew York building explodes, collapses
A residential building in New York's East Harlem neighborhood exploded and collapsed on Wednesday, sparking a serious fire and engulfing the area in thick smoke, officials said. All train services in and out of Grand Central terminal were suspended as a result of the incident next to its tracks. "It was an explosion and a building collapsed," a spokesman for New York Police Department told AFP, giving no further details. It is a residential building.
AFP NewsUS: China blocking Filipino boats 'provocative'
WASHINGTON (AP) — China's blocking of supplies to a Philippine outpost in the South China Sea is "provocative" and raises tensions, the United States said Wednesday, in its latest criticism of China's assertive conduct in disputed seas of East Asia.
Associated PressUS stocks finish mostly higher after a weak start
For much of Wednesday, the U.S. stock market appeared to be headed for its third decline in three days. By late afternoon, the market began to slowly pare its losses as investors bought up oil refiners, ...
Associated Press10 mins agoSC deputy cried after shooting 70-year-old man
YORK, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina deputy who shot a 70-year-old man during a traffic stop after mistaking his cane for a shotgun during an after-dark traffic stop broke down in tears as other officers arrived, according to dashcam video released Wednesday.
Associated Press12 mins agoChile's Bachelet stands by reform despite slowdown
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Newly inaugurated President Michelle Bachelet said Wednesday that she'll keep her promises to make profound changes to fight sharp inequality despite Chile's economic slowdown.
Associated Press12 mins agoWhite House told of CIA move against Senate aides
WASHINGTON (AP) — The CIA's director and its top lawyer told White House attorneys in advance about their plans to file an official criminal complaint accusing Senate Intelligence Committee aides of improperly obtaining secret agency documents, the White House confirmed Wednesday.
Associated Press13 mins agoHouse backs bill to sue president over laws
WASHINGTON (AP) — Casting Barack Obama as a president run amok, the House voted on Wednesday for a bill that would expedite congressional lawsuits against the chief executive for failure to enforce federal laws.
Associated Press13 mins agoUS teens to stand trial in Australian player death
DUNCAN, Okla. (AP) — A judge says two teenagers charged with first-degree murder must face a trial in the shooting death of an Australian baseball player. Prosecutors say a third suspect will testify against them.
Associated Press13 mins agoFeds seek 10-year term for TV pitchman Trudeau
CHICAGO (AP) — Prosecutors have described Kevin Trudeau as an "uncontrollable huckster" in urging a federal judge to imprison the TV pitchman for at least 10 years for bilking consumers through widely aired infomercials.
Associated Press14 mins agoAnalysis: Dispute on Obamacare role in House race
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have a new calling card for the midterm elections, same as the old one.
Associated Press16 mins agoSenate panel advances tough sanctions on Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate panel on Wednesday advanced what could become some of the most significant U.S. sanctions on Russia since the end of the Cold War in a bid to pressure President Vladimir Putin to pull Russian troops out of Crimea.
Associated Press17 mins ago50 cents, $1 or $2? Starbucks adding digital tips
Starbucks will soon let customers leave tips with its mobile payment app, which raises the question — how often do people tip their baristas? The coffee chain says the mobile tipping option, which it announced ...
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Associated Press18 mins agoWhat Would A Rocky Exoplanet Look Like? Atmosphere Models Seek Clues
Is the atmosphere thick, or dissipating into space? As planets transit across the face of their stars, it's possible for astronomers to figure out what chemicals are contained in the planet atmospheres, and to make predictions. Francois Forget, a senior research scientist with the Meteorological Dynamics Laboratory of the Pierre Simon Laplace Institute in Paris, is part of a group trying to create a model for how planetary atmospheres behave on smaller, rocky planets like Earth, based upon observations in our own solar system. "It’s designed in a way so we can simulate, as much as we can, a planet with any kind of atmosphere around any kind of star, and with this tool explore the range of planets we can have."
SPACE.com20 mins agoCheerleaders' Space Station Experiment to Grow Space History One Microbe at a Time
A very, very (very) small sample from John Glenn's 1962 Mercury capsule "Friendship 7" is set to launch to the International Space Station as part of an experiment organized by professional cheerleaders. The microbial spacecraft sample— literally, the bacteria Pantoea eucrina — is among 48 microbes swabbed from a variety of historical places (like the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum) and sports stadiums that will be compared for the rate at which they grow in space. The swabbing was led by Science Cheerleader, a group of current and former NFL and NBA cheerleaders pursuing careers in science and technology. The Project MERCCURI (or Microbial Ecology Research Combining Citizen and University Researchers) payload is launching on SpaceX's third Dragon spacecraft to resupply the space station for NASA.
SPACE.com20 mins agoIsraeli warplanes strike back over Gaza rocket salvo
Israeli warplanes hit a number of targets in the Gaza Strip Thursday night in response to heavy Palestinian rocket fire into the Jewish state earlier, Palestinian eyewitnesses said. Aircraft hit bases of the strip's Hamas rulers and the armed wing of Islamic Jihad, the Al-Quds Brigades, which had claimed responsiblity for firing dozens of rockets into Israel. The militant strikes were the biggest wave of attacks since a major eight-day November 2012 confrontation between Israel and militants from Gaza's ruling Islamist movement Hamas. Hamas personnel, including fighters, had earlier evacuated all their bases, Gaza security sources said.
AFP News20 mins agoNew Zealand hikes rates for first time in three years
New Zealand's central bank lifted the official cash rate (OCR) 0.25 points to 2.75 percent on Thursday, ending a three-year interest rate freeze imposed after the devastating Christchurch earthquake. In a widely anticipated move, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand said rates no longer needed to be kept at a record low of 2.5 percent because the economy's expansion "has considerable momentum". "By increasing the OCR as needed to keep future average inflation near the 2.0 percent target mid-point, the bank is seeking to ensure that the economic expansion can be sustained," governor Graeme Wheeler said. He added: "It's also fair to say that over the next few months we will see further interest rate increases." The 6.3-magnitude Christchurch earthquake in February 2011 levelled much of New Zealand's second largest city, claiming 185 lives and prompting the Reserve Bank to slash rates in an emergency move to cushion the economy.
AFP News21 mins agoContentious solar energy issue raised in Colorado
When Xcel Energy raised questions about a system known as net metering that helps determine the credit homeowners get from utility companies for putting solar panels on their roofs, regulators found the ...
Associated Press22 mins agoTeens ordered to trial in Australian player death
DUNCAN, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma judge says two teenagers charged with first-degree murder must face a trial in the shooting death of an Australian baseball player. Prosecutors say a third suspect will testify against them.
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